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New Delhi, September 17, 2024: The Double Olympic Medal Winner in Shooting Manu Bhaker was today appointed as the Brand Ambassador for the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways.
A daughter of a Marine Engineer the shooting ace Bhaker had won medals in shooting in the recently held Summer Olympics at Paris.
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal said, “It is a moment of great pride for every Indian as well as for every member of India’s maritime sector that Manu Bhaker, the daughter of a proud marine sailor, is now going to champion the marine sector of India as she has been officially signed as the Brand Ambassador of the Ministry.”
“Bhaker has made every Indian proud when she became the only person from our country to ever win two individual Olympic medals in an Olympics ever,” he said.
Her achievement as a successful sportsperson stems from the fact that she spent her forming years in a family driven by the values of marine sector – of punctuality, discipline, perseverance and humility, the Union Minister said.
“Through her story, we want to reach out to the people of India, especially the youth, to tell them about the promising life that marine sector,” Minister Sonowal added.
